LAWYER OR CRIMINAL? – PROFESSIONAL LICENSE HIJACK

August 4, 2006 -- A man with a criminal record was arrested today for impersonating an attorney in Pennsylvania after stealing the identify of a lawyer with the same name.
Jeffrey P. Riddell, 40, of Hershey, has never held a law license in Pennsylvania, but claimed to be another attorney with the same first and last names, authorities said. At the time, the real attorney was living in another country.

Riddle was arrested and has been charged with identity theft and license fraud.

Posted by Dr. Richard Blum